Not sure if this is the right board to ask but how does logos & symbols get professionally printed with such precision on plastic like in pic? What’s this called and how do I do this?
>>462836It could be tampography.
skeumorphic ball thingy
>>462788>skeumorphic ball thingylooks like shit
Client asking me to design his book coverI have no idea how to price it.What do /gd/?
>>462442multiply the number of hours it will take you to make it or it took you to already have made it, by 25 bucks and write a contract for 5% royalties on sales only if it breaches the 1 million dollar sale
>>462741My book sold $999,999 you get nothing
>>462499did it tho?
>>462442cover is pretty cool i would buy the book just for the cover image looks good you should charge good amount
>>462826you should give reading proper literature a try
I feel like I’ve wasted 15 years of my life, and my career has led me nowhere. At 35, I should be at my peak in terms of earnings and health, yet I’m a nobody. I keep ending up in shitty companies where I’m expected to do everything while getting paid less than gate keeper. For the past 10 years, I’ve designed websites, logos, mobile apps, print materials, books, t-shirt prints, labels, packaging, product photography, social media content, 3D designs, modeling, animation, and simulations. If I had focused on one thing from the start, I’d be an expert in a specific field by now and making decent money. Unfortunately, the harsh truth is this: if you are able to do anything that means you are good at nothing. When there are job listings for simple graphic work, they don’t want someone with 5+ years of experience. If they do want someone with 5 years of experience, they expect an expert in one particular niche. Today, no one even wants to spit in my direction. No one is looking for a 35-year-old guy who has done everything (but nothing specific) because they have 100 young, dynamic grads fresh out of college to choose from. The competition in the big city is just too strong. For the past 5 years, I’ve been working from home part-time, and somehow manage to pay the rent. The MS diagnosis broke me. Depression, no friends, far from family, always making excuses. If it weren’t for my wife earning well and help from my in-laws, I’d have nothing. It feels like everyone around me is doing fine, earning well, and building great careers - except me. I’m feeling down, I’m sick of this fucking city and its weather. I just needed to get this off my chest.
>>459830OP ready Mastery by Robert Greene. Until you do this, keep complaining and eat shit
the first anon who said specialize had the right idea. if you've been a generalist for years the good news is no matter what you decide to go for you probably already have some portfolio fodder and transferrable skills you can use. just to give you an example of an absurd specialization that's actually real, look up fictional ui design. there's people who literally just make the ui's inside sci fi films and video games and stuff like that. anything out there that exists and is graphics based, someone designed it, they probably specialize in it, and they probably get paid a ton to do it. you want another weird one? heraldic design. it's actually still used by a ton of organizations and there's firms hiring all the time. there's a ton of graphic design jobs out there people don't even know exist. so figure out a niche and go all in, you have like 30 more years of a professional life ahead of you. there's never been a better time to pivot.
>>462653Yeah thanks, and how am I going to get that job without having an uncle in the industry?
>>459830>The MS diagnosis broke meWish you the best man. RIP my gamer bro ScoobsSo what are you good at and would actually want to focus on to get better at in the future? Why? Forget money and know your role now and what you're striving for in 1 year, 5. Anyways post hand I want to see something...
same fucking situation. Had a good run. Made almost 10.000 dollars per month as a 3D artist. Now i cant find any fucking position. Doing high-end and web programming for fucking 2000 per month and not that works now.
Should I learn Photoshop or Illustrator first?I know both are practically essential, but which is better to learn first?
>>462589You can easily do both, is also a lot of fun almost like painting or drawing, very fulfilling with a low barrier entry, I would do it even if no one pays me. Is also is useful for a lot of different jobs.
>>462356they work great in my opinion but I think PS has AI tools so if you're gonna have to do that Gimp doesn't have it, I think, on Windows without fucking with shit at least.
Learn affinity instead
>>462590> Is also is useful for a lot of different jobs.yeah. If you're going for frontend for example, simply knowing Illustrator increases your hireability tenfold.
>>459532>free website and logo designFree? I need both so hell yeah, sounds gre....>Zarnab RashidNvm
ok, someone explain to me how the fuck pantone Coated Vs Uncoated is SUPPOSED to work.anyone whos messed about with pantones knows that youre supposed to use C swatches for coated paper, and U for Uncoated paperbut colors NEVER translate across, 1235C looks nothing like 1235Uso what the hell do i do if a clients brand guide only has C swatches?what do i do if I need to print on the opposite type of surface from whatever swatch i have??shits garbage
>>462465For exmple 185-C is closer to 186-U than 185-UYes they don't look alike because U will neve be as bright as C
>>462467Tis exactly my problem.No client (or even project manager) will ever understand that, and they DO get mad about it.
>>462465>bullshit system doesn't work.It works just fine if you follow basic common sense protocols like having the printer provide a final proof of the actual ink color on the actual stock, that the client can then approve and sign off on.Of course that can create added expense, but that's the cost of high precision/ nitpicking. If the client balks at the time/expense/hassle and says it's not that important then put *that* in writing and have them sign off on that, or politely decline the job if you think they are lying.If the printer balks at creating/providing accurate proofs then they're the wrong printer for that job/client.All of this is literally why the Pantone system exists as a color matching standard, it doesn't work without people who understand how to use it.>So what the hell do i do if a clients brand guide only has C swatches?Tell him "it doesn't work without people who understand how to use it"
>>462479Then buy the Pantone shader and show them the actual thing or at least try to explain to them that it is how it is
Someone explain "Pantone+ Color Bridge" to me.The swatches tagged "CP" and "UP"If I use those and send them to a vendor is that a real Pantone? ?l what makes them different from the standard C/U books?Even worse Pantone + CMYK Coated/Uncoated.The ones formatted "P 118-8 C". For example?Are those actual Pantone swatches? Or is it just some roundabout way of listing CMYKs?
Gimpbros is it out time?
Idiot traders think AI is going to replace dedicated graphic design apps.
>>462336The latest gimp was actually pretty good, I have to use it from time to time.
It's Corel's time to shine, baby!
>>462336tf happened in january
Looks like we'll never get premiere for Lanix now.
How to effectively produce most engaging content of the day/week/whatever, like what to do, how to know or, what to predict. Seems like percase since bias is not built on none either
Since when does this board exist?
>>4628122013, always been pretty dead thoughfont share threads were active for a few years but since that lost traction it's been a ghost town
hello, just trying to get better at graphic design. i've read "basic principles of design" by maier and "grid systems" by muller-brockmann. i still struggle to figure out how other designers make and use complex grids for their work. does anyone have any resources or advice for this?also, i primarily use illustrator and indesign (for long form text) atm. does anyone use photoshop for their designs and if so, why and what do u use it for? do u have any concerns about quality of print?pic related
>>462806>resources or advice for this?The best way to learn is with courses from domestika/lynda/skillshare, especially the ones that have project files, from there you can dissect the files and go layer by layer inspecting and messing with everything, also a lot of schools make you recreate artworks you find inspiring from scratch you learn a lot from that, and some studios have websites where you can learn the most important part which is the case study, meaning a breakdown in writing and step by step, of what the brief was, the problems, the process and solution. Once you do some case studies you'll be able to communicate more clearly your design decisions and convince people of your expertise, which is a big part of graphic design.A cheaper or free alternative is on gumroad you can find freebies for layouts and useful things for learning design fundamentals.>does anyone use photoshop for their designs and if so, why and what do u use it for?Photoshop is the standard for posters, the main reason is you can work really fast, you can create custom grids like nothing else, and is the best for doing anything with photography or bitmap elements, though I prefer illustrator, and indesign if there's multiple pages.Also watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzarZJXEDmI
desu, i think the designs on domestika and skillshare are garbage but i'll check gumroad out. case studies are a good suggestion. thank u.ty for the photoshop answer as well, clears up the questions i had about it. i used to be photoshop-pilled but heard a lot of people talk about raster stuff and got concerned.
Finally gave in and now be calling my transparent PNG graphics as "cutout" because the transniggers can't stop making 2016 memes about their stupid ass culture. That fucking trans-parent joke gave me bubonic plague for how shit that joke was.
>>462803Wiz dancing cutout as compensation
if you can't use words without feeling selfconscious about some random bsky shitters i think that's a you problem...though cutout is a better word for what it describes anyway
What is the next big aesthetic wave after Flat Design going to be? How much longer will Flat Design last?
>>459757pic rel is that style isn't it? nothing is good anymore ;_;
>>462112Looks like a hybrid of Factory Pomo and Neoliberal Corporate Surrealism. The latter certainly has a stylistic overlap with GVC but the vibe is a little different.
>>462112yoooo
probably gradient shit for a good minute
We share esoteric-style images and assets.ITT: Cults, esoteric medicine, utopias, visionary, military and defense, conspiracies, and everything on the reality-questioning spectrum
>>460905sorry for being a newfaggot is there a board where esoteric 'schizo' shit like this is found? asking for Friends
>>462216/x/ in case you're not joking
How's GIMP 3.0?
>>462435I take all that back but it took me 3-4 hours to get into it as a noob and with a simple task, now I want to do more
i downloaded in through microsoft storedid i dun goof
>>462437same anon here, after 8 days, Gimp is awesome, 3.0, okay, could be a bit better sometimes in the interface but I don't use shortcuts yet, that could help. Also it crashes every once in a while so save your work often.
>>462506same anon 14 days later, shit still good, i can restore old images now it's fun but takes time unless you've done a lot of itGimp and Inkscape as a combo is an great swiss army knife
>>460041> cmykDon’t tell him you can convert to/from rgb to cmyk and “magical” pantone colors
Hello My real name is Joe but I have gone by scor online and even built a little following as an editor with it.Im on here cause I have ran into a hurdle I want to venture into more things but going at those things solo is a bit challenging. I have started coding and have built a couple projects but I want some people i can rub ideas with and in my community I am one in many who involve themselves with this.Is there anybody who codes or maybe is into design or technical side of computers?My discord is ScorScor#8524
